Chapter 363: Flooded Area

"Miss, how are you?" Yi Xing used his flashlight to shine down, and found that he had to rappel to a platform that was raised due to the earthquake, and then climb a ladder to get to the bottom of the ruins: "Can you climb down?"

"No!" Erina immediately shook her head and refused: "Hug me down!"

"There's really nothing I can do about you."

Yoshiyuki pretended to sigh, then picked up Erina with one hand and quickly descended along the rope.

Due to the rapid descent, Erina was so frightened that she even screamed.

This made Yoshiyuki couldn't help laughing.

Afterwards, he was scolded by the eldest lady.

"Miss, can you tell?" After putting her down, Yoshiyuki frowned and shined a flashlight on the surrounding ruins: "Judging from the damage and obsolescence... there has been a major earthquake here before."

"Huh? Really?" Erina looked around, looking a little confused: "Even if there is, it's normal... Anyway, let's move forward!"

The next section of the road is quite difficult.

In fact, it can be said that in many places there are no roads at all. A large number of ground breaks and debris blocks the way.

You have to take a detour and use the ropes and rope ladders built by the people in front to descend.

Even some ropes and ladders fell into the depths after aftershocks damaged the fulcrum structures that held them in place. Yi Xing had to find a new solid fulcrum and tie it to a new one.

After advancing all the way deeper, after an unknown amount of time, the two finally saw a large area of ​​flooded ruins in the ancient city.

It covers an incredibly large area, with palaces, markets and streets lined with stalls visible. One can't help but imagine how prosperous it must have been before its destruction.

The depth of the ancient city is unknown.

Because it was flooded by yellow water. The water is so turbid that it is impossible to see its depths at a glance.

Parts of this urban area were also severely damaged due to the earthquake.

Many bones can be seen scattered everywhere.

Many corpses in the earthquake area were half-buried in buildings, and one can vaguely tell from their postures what the last thing some of them were doing during their lives - for example, they were crushed under a collapsed house with only one hand stretched out. He went out and desperately asked for help, but received no response.

Erina's expression became more serious and she took a deep breath.

Then, he said this in a serious tone.

"...I feel the breath of the underworld. Moreover, there is also the curse of the underworld water. No wonder those people almost didn't come back, and the only survivor also went crazy."

"In other words, they were cursed and killed after they arrived here?" Yoshiyuki looked around and asked in confusion: "But where are the corpses?"

"Most of them were on the edge of the cliff, staring at the water of the underworld and going crazy. Then they jumped from here."

"The only survivor was because of his spiritual power. He resisted a little and was not tempted to commit suicide. But it is almost impossible to recover his sanity... After all, the curse of Huangquan is very terrifying. The living peeps After entering the world of the dead, your brain will be damaged immediately."

Erina said this and pointed directly downwards calmly.

"As for the corpses you asked about... it seems to me that some of them fell into the water of the underworld and sank. Some of them should have fallen to the ground and become pulpy... If you look carefully, you should be able to see them."

Yoshiyuki stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down, trying to estimate where the person might have fallen after jumping, and searched carefully with a flashlight.

The body was eventually discovered - and the body parts were in a terrible state.

"Sure enough." Yi Xing looked at them and felt quite horrified: "I wonder what the second and third groups of people saw when they stared down at the flooded area..."

"There's no way to know this kind of thing... I guess I might have seen the previous investigation team telling them to jump down."

As Erina said this, she took out a few charms and posted them in specific places around them.

Then she picked up a sharp stone and wiped it clean with the corner of Yi Xing's clothes.

The eldest lady, who was afraid of pain, looked at her white and tender palms. After a slight hesitation, she gritted her teeth and endured the pain and cut her palms open. Blood dripped onto the ground and transformed into a blood formation.

"Yi Xing, never leave me more than seven meters away, otherwise you will be cursed to death. Help me guard the surroundings to prevent enemies from appearing. I have to concentrate and cast a spell to dispel the curse of Huangquan."

"No problem, Miss, you can cast the spell with peace of mind."

As a result, Yoshiyuki alerted the surroundings and put his hand on the handle of the knife, ready to take action at any time.

But luckily nothing happened.

Erina successfully completed the spell, and a ball of red light burst out from the magic circle, swaying into the water of the underworld, instantly dispelling the curse.

Although the water level has not dropped at all, outsiders no longer have to worry about death or madness when entering this ancient city.

...But the water of Huangquan is still dangerous.

Once touched or drunk, it is almost incurable.

Yoshihiro and his two men then rappelled down and went deep into the ancient city.

Since Yoshiyuki was attracted by a certain place, that was the first place the two of them went.

In order to make it easier to find their way, they began to throw cold fireworks to mark the place to prevent them from getting lost in the maze-like ruins.

After spending a lot of time, they finally got there.

It was an invalid magic circle composed of a large number of stone pillars surrounding the ground. Many stone pillars are broken.

In the center of the array, there is a stone platform. For some reason, there was nothing on it. There was no altar or the like that would normally be present in such a scene.

At the outermost edge of the magic circle, there is an ancient stone tablet that was cracked by the earthquake and had a corner missing from the edge.

There are several lines of words engraved on it.

[To those who come after. 】

[All our efforts have failed. People were still cursed one after another and fell into a sleep from which they could not wake up. There are more and more water from the underworld. 】

[If this continues, probably all water sources will be polluted. Our glorious Kingdom of Il can no longer hold on. 】

[Once upon a time, we were full of hope and thought we could find a solution in that world... But all that was just a beautiful dream. 】

【It is no longer possible to save our proud hometown. 】

[But at least, we won’t let the curse spread. 】

[We will activate the big seal and seal the entrance to the kingdom with the mountain. 】

[Since no one can escape alive, presumably the curse will not spread outwards. This can also seal the water of Huangquan. 】

[But since you saw this stone tablet, the entrance must have appeared for some reason. 】

[These words are reserved for your descendants. 】

[If that sleeping curse reappears, then you can try to explore that world. Its energy fluctuations and curses appeared almost at the same time. After painstaking study, I finally completed the magic circle and opened the entrance. 】

[After the big seal is completed, the magic circle will probably become ineffective. But it can be reactivated by reinjecting spiritual power. 】

[The way to break the curse may be in it. 】

[Our attempt failed. But wait, maybe it's different. 】

【May you succeed! 】